city of rocks.

Three carloads, five tents, six dogs, nine friend, two unbelievably talented lead climbers , one eight year old who will humble anyone attempting a 5.9, one little super hero, lots of sunscreen, yards of rope, chalked hands, bloody knees, close calls, great food, real beer, naps on rocks, three hundred and fourteen photos... and a city of rocks.

The friends
jimmy | melissa | todd | jenna | toby | britten | garrett | erin | dustin

The superhero | noah

The toughest 8 year old you'll ever meet | zoey

the beasts
mazzie | frodo | maddie | colette | lucy | lexington

Here's to a great weekend with awesome friends! see all the shots here
(click on the pics below to see them big)

jimmy | putting us all to shame





















melissa |putting the rest of us further into shame
















jimmy and melissa





















me | climbing owl rock | yup, that tiny white dot four stories up is me





































jenna





















toby and britten





















britten | we were all beat after climbing for two days!
















garrett | belaying erin





















erin
















dustin | nice shades





























noah |trouble
















zoey | double trouble
















mazzie | on the hunt for lizzards
















frodo | duhhhh
















maddie and colette | on the lookout












lucy
















lexington | babysitting





















the campsite

idaho

time to camp! we're heading up to Idaho city of rocks to climb...

(oh, and these things as well....)::
mountain bike
hike
lay about on sun drenched rocks
be lazy in hot springs
look up at stars
play with the dogs
get blisters on our fingers
partake of beer
tell scary stories to kids
play with the cameras
eat like carnivours (and hungry vegetarians)
hide and seek in the dark
write
and of course... frolic

the books to bring::
some steinbeck — as its been elluded to that i am unread and unlearned having not read tortilla flat)
something lighter and A.D.D friendly — Insects are just like you and me except some of them have wings
a little black journal — to spill

the prep work::
Tonight Jenna and I are making vats of chili, cornbread, chocolate brownies, mac & cheese and other fat saturated gluten-full carbohydrates to add to the guilty pleasure!
and most importantly, get out of Utah and swing by a legit Idaho liquor store to make a few investments...

Big rocks await.

oh, and the phone will be O.F.F. saturday afternoon to monday night... because sometimes it's necessary to be disconnected.